Humber Climate Commission

A general view of a phone warning against lighting anything that could spark a wildfire. PIC: Annabel Lee-Ellis/PA Wire

Jackdaw and Rosebank would set us back - David Tonge, Ambre Olivari & Chris Copl...
Memories of the wildfire that raged on Langdale Moor in North Yorkshire for 40 days last year came to mind as yet again this summer we experienced extreme weath...

Aerial view of Wakefield city centre

Council set to scrap net zero targets and cut climate change budget by £170,000

Offshire wind at Hornsea.

Transition could become more politically brittle - Asif Husain-Naviatti

Juergen Maier, Chair of GB Energy addresses delegates during the Great Northern Conference 2024 on December 03, 2024 in Hull. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

GB Energy chair calls for term ‘net zero’ to be ‘scrapped’

An offshore wind farm. PIC: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

Net zero has become a polluted political phrase

Flooding during Storm Ciara. PIC: Ellie Miller

Turning climate challenge into an opportunity - Asif Husain-Naviatti

Asif Husain-Naviatti of the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission hosted the Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit. Picture: Allan McKenzie

Yorkshire's economy can benefit from region's climate action

Asif Husain-Naviatti, who took over as chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission in January.

Region could pave the way on green agenda, says YHCC chair

English bluebells in Oxenber Wood and Wharfe Wood close to Austwick near Settle in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, photographed for The Yorkshire Post by Tony Johnson in May 2024.

Updated plan offers guide for all in region to rapidly reduce emissions

Dr Peter O’Brien is executive director of Yorkshire Universities. PIC: Joanne Crawford

A paradox of world class assets and widening inequality - Dr Peter O’Brien

Joe Harris shares his insight.

More SMEs need to address their environmental responsibilities: Joe Harris

Liz Barber is chairwoman of the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission.

The UK is asleep at the wheel in the face of climate change - Liz Barber

The West Yorkshire Housing Partnership (WYHP), which owns and manages over 170,000 homes across Yorkshire, has signed up to the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Action Pledge.

West Yorkshire Housing Partnership signs climate action pledge

Liz Barber, chair of Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission, says “This is an opportunity for businesses and organisations to create a movement for a greener, more secure and prosperous Yorkshire". PIC: Jonathan Gawthorpe

Climate pledge a step in right direction for action in our region - The YP says

Businesses and organisations from across Yorkshire and Humber are being invited to sign a pledge to show their commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency and helping the region to thrive and become climate ready.

Climate and nature commitments sought from Yorkshire’s business community

Drax Power Station, near Selby. Picture by Simon Hulme

Drax to meet with Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission following BBC report

The Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit 2021, held at the Royal Armouries, Leeds....Liz Barber CEO Yorkshire Water....10th November 2021....Picture : Jonathan Gawthorpe

Date, venue and presenter revealed for Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit 2022

Planes lined up at Leeds Bradford Airport. Picture: James Hardisty

Councils urged to include aviation and shipping emissions in net zero target

A Happiness Index has been introduced in New Zealand by prime minister Jacinda Ardern - now Yorkshire could consider following suit.

Yorkshire could follow New Zealand with 'Happiness Index' to replace GDP measure

A plane passes by Yeadon Tarn after taking off from Leeds Bradford Airport. Picture: Gary Longbottom

Yorkshire set to include aviation and shipping emissions in net zero calculation

The Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit 2021, Tuesday, November 9.

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BUILDING a greener, cleaner Yorkshire will be discussed by experts, academics, business leaders, politicians and media at The Yorkshire Post Climate Change Summit 2021.
Graham Walker

The event heard how much could be saved on energy costs.

How Yorkshire could save £2bn a year on its energy bills

The village of Fishlake, Doncaster, submerged under flood water. November 09, 2019. Picture: Tom Maddick / SWNS.

How the Yorkshire and Humber Climate Commission could make the region healthier

Leeds Bradford Airport. Photo: Charlotte Graham

New climate commission writes to Government in light of airport decision

Hull's fortunes have been transformed by the presence of Siemens in the city.

Yorkshire can lead world on climate change; it’s called Global Britain – The Yor...

File photo of solar panels in floodwater in East Cowick,Yorkshire. Photo: PA

New commission aims to prepare Yorkshire for climate change impacts

Biden.

Week Ahead: Yorkshire climate action, eyes on Cheltenham and St Patrick's Day

Yorkshire has been hit hard by floods in recent years. Pic: SWNS

Climate change commission in Yorkshire and the Humber to tackle crisis head on

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